"time-lapse" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈtaɪmˌlæps/
Etymology: time + lapse Etymology templates: {{compound|en|time|lapse}} time + lapse Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} time-lapse (not comparable)
  1. (photography) Of or relating to a technique in which exposures are taken at fewer intervals than usual so that, on playback, a naturally slow process may be viewed at an accelerated pace. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Photography Derived forms: time-lapse cinematography, time-lapse cinemicrography, time-lapse microscopy, time-lapse phonography, time-lapse photography, time-lapse seismic data Translations (photographic technique): تايم لابس (Arabic), filmació a intervals (Catalan), 縮時攝影 (Chinese Mandarin), 缩时摄影 (Chinese Mandarin), aegvõte (Estonian), ajastettu (Finnish), accéléré [masculine] (French), Zeitraffer [feminine] (German), time-lapse (Italian), 低速度撮影 (Japanese), time-lapse (fotografija) (Lithuanian), (ekspozycja) poklatkowa [feminine] (Polish), filmagem em intervalos [feminine] (Portuguese), acelerado [masculine] (Portuguese), замедленная киносъёмка (zamedlennaja kinosʺjómka) (Russian), time-lapse [masculine] (Spanish), intervallfotografering [common-gender] (Swedish), tidsförkortning [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-time-lapse-en-adj-Eucuabut Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography

Noun

IPA: /ˈtaɪmˌlæps/ Forms: time-lapses [plural]
Etymology: time + lapse Etymology templates: {{compound|en|time|lapse}} time + lapse Head templates: {{en-noun}} time-lapse (plural time-lapses)
  1. A film or video using this technique. Synonyms: time lapse, timelapse Related terms: stop-motion
    Sense id: en-time-lapse-en-noun-HssLUptt

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